jokingly
Not being serious
Jokingly means in a joking manner—not seriously, but playfully or in jest: I jokingly suggested we rob a bank to pay for the trip.
The word signals that what follows shouldn't be taken at face value, though jokes sometimes carry truth: "I hate you," she said jokingly.
With mocking insincerity
- sardonicallyWith mocking disdain
- wrylyWith dry humor
- drylyWithout emotional inflection
- mockinglyIn a ridiculing manner
facetiously · cynically · ironically · snarkily · caustically · bitingly · cuttingly · acerbically
Teasing playfully
- quippingMaking witty remarks
- banteringLight, playful teasing
- teasingPlayful, mild ridicule
- ribbingAffectionate verbal teasing
joshing · wisecracking · clowning · goofing · hamming · mugging · comedic · humorous
In carefree fashion
- whimsicallyIn capricious, playful manner
- merrilyIn joyous fashion
- gleefullyWith evident joy
- cheerfullyIn a glad manner
jovially · mirthfully · breezily · airily · blithely · sportively · frivolously · impishly
In a playfully mocking way
- tauntinglyIn a mocking manner
- provocativelyIn an inciting manner
- goadingInciting through persistent pressure
- chaffingMocking in jest
ragging · roasting · ribbing · razzing · gibing · twitting · winding-up
sarcastically
With mocking insincerity
- sardonicallyWith mocking disdain
- wrylyWith dry humor
- drylyWithout emotional inflection
mockingly · facetiously · cynically · ironically · snarkily · caustically · bitingly · cuttingly · acerbically · pointedly
kidding
Teasing playfully
ribbing · joshing · wisecracking · clowning · goofing · hamming · mugging · comedic · humorous · amusing
lightheartedly
In carefree fashion
- whimsicallyIn capricious, playful manner
- merrilyIn joyous fashion
- gleefullyWith evident joy
cheerfully · jovially · mirthfully · breezily · airily · blithely · sportively · frivolously · impishly · mischievously
teasingly
In a playfully mocking way
- tauntinglyIn a mocking manner
- provocativelyIn an inciting manner
- goadingInciting through persistent pressure
chaffing · ragging · roasting · ribbing · razzing · gibing · twitting · winding-up
jokinglyseriously
With sincere intent
earnestly · sincerely · genuinely · in earnest · in all seriousness
- joking aroundPlayful, unserious behavior
- just joking
- you must be joking
- half jokingPartially in jest